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Idaho Air National Guard Opens Medical Training Facility
April 18, 2025
An Idaho National Guard Airman cuts a red ribbon with oversized scissors.
Air National Guard Airmen Train for Mass Casualty Response
March 28, 2025
U.S. Airmen and Soldiers transport a simulated casualty to an HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1-111th General Support Aviation Battalion, Charlie Company, during Patriot 25 at Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia, March 25, 2025. Approximately 700 participants from the National Guard and federal, state and local agencies participated in Patriot 25, a National Guard-sponsored exercise to enhance domestic response readiness and interagency coordination.
Senior Leaders Discuss Army’s Future with War College Students
March 21, 2025
Lt. Gen. John Stubbs and Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Kendrick traveled to the Army War College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to talk with students attending the Chief of Staff of the Army’s Core Course, also known as the Pre-Command Course or Command Sergeants Major Course, on Feb. 28, 2025.
Guard Marksmanship Center to Host Rifle, Pistol Championships
March 13, 2025
U.S. Soldiers and Airmen with the South Carolina National Guard compete in the 53rd Winston P. Wilson and 33rd Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting championship, May 1-4, 2024, at Robinson Maneuver Training Center, North Little Rock, Arkansas.
Guard Enlisted Leaders Emphasize Warrior Ethos, Readiness
March 5, 2025
Senior Enlisted Advisor John Raines, the senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks during an Enlisted Association of the National Guard event in Washington Feb. 24, 2025. Senior enlisted leaders representing more than 430,000 Soldiers and Airmen shared insights and discussed priorities during a leadership panel.
Florida Air National Guard Wing Welcomes F-35A Lightning II
March 4, 2025
An aircraft maintainer assigned to the Florida Air National Guard's 125th Maintenance Group marshals an F-35A Lightning II aircraft arriving at the wing in Jacksonville, Florida, March 4, 2025. The arrival marks the unit’s transition to the fifth-generation fighter aircraft, enhancing the wing’s 24/7 homeland defense mission and strengthening joint-force integration efforts in Florida.
Texas National Guard Operation Lone Star Helps Secure Border
February 11, 2025
A Texas Army National Guard Soldier looks across the Rio Grande River near Roma, Texas, while taking part in border operations with the Texas Tactical Border Force, Feb. 5, 2025. The TTBF, comprising Texas National Guard members in a state active duty status, works with state and federal law enforcement officials, including U.S. Border Patrol, to deter, detect and stop illegal border crossings and to interdict transnational criminals.
National Guard Leaders Bid Farewell to Former Chief
February 11, 2025
Lt. Gen. Jon Stubbs, the 23rd director of the Army National Guard, and his wife, Jane, attend retired Lt. Gen. Herbert Temple's funeral in Cathedral City, Calif., Jan. 24, 2025. Stubbs gave a eulogy to friends and family of Temple at his memorial service.
Air Guard Conducts Sentry South-Southern Strike Exercise
February 7, 2025
A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing marshals a C-130H Hercules at the Combat Readiness and Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, Feb. 5, 2025. Exercise Sentry South-Southern Strike is a joint military training focusing on contingency response operations, agile combat employment, aeromedical evacuation, maritime training, specialized fueling operations and strategic airlift and airdrops.
Lt. Gen. Herbert R. Temple Jr., 21st CNGB, dies at 96
December 30, 2024
Lt. Gen. Herbert R. Temple Jr., former chief of the National Guard Bureau, died Dec. 28, 2024. He was 96.
National Guard Leaders Thank Troops During Holiday Season
December 30, 2024
Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, visits with Army National Guard and Reserve Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force North in Southwest Texas Dec. 27, 2024.
Guard Bureau Celebrates 388th Birthday with Fun Run and Ruck
December 18, 2024
National Guard Soldiers and community members gathered at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington Dec. 13, 2024, to celebrate the National Guard’s 388th birthday at the annual National Guard Bureau Fun Run and Ruck.
Army Increases Tuition Assistance, Adjusts Credentialing Program
December 17, 2024
The Army announced policy updates Dec. 11, 2024, for the tuition assistance and credentialing assistance educational programs for Active-Duty, Reserve, and National Guard Soldiers. The changes include increased semester hour and dollar amount caps for TA and a reduction in the dollar amount cap for CA.
Guard Members Bring Unique Capabilities to Cybersecurity
December 4, 2024
Soldiers assigned to the National Guard Bureau take part in a Cybersecurity Awareness Month event at the Herbert R. Temple Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington Hall Station, in Arlington, Virginia, in October. The Guard brings a variety of skill sets to the cyber field and developed the Bring Your Own Device application, which allows Soldiers and Airmen to connect personal phones, tablets and other devices to the Defense Department network. The app was approved Army- and Air Force-wide earlier this year after more than two years of development and testing.
National Guard a Force Multiplier in Indo-Pacific
November 19, 2024
Gen. Ronald P. Clark, U.S. Army Pacific commanding general, and senior leaders pose for a photo during the Quarterly National Guard Commanders Update Brief at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, Nov. 14, 2024. The NG CUB allows states with State Partnership Program relationships to inform the USARPAC commander on their operations in the Pacific Theater.
National Guard Senior Enlisted Advisor Looks to Next Generation
November 6, 2024
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau Tony L. Whitehead receives a traditional clap-out ceremony on his final day at the Pentagon Nov. 6, 2024.
Maryland National Guard Hosts International Visitor Leadership Program
November 4, 2024
Members of the U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program pose for a photo with Maryland Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, 31st adjutant general of the Maryland National Guard and an A-10 aircraft.
Guillot: National Guard Vital to NORAD, U.S. Northern Command
November 3, 2024
Gen. Gregory Guillot, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Air Force Gen. Steven Nordhaus, Chief, National Guard Bureau, stand for a photo with National Guard Adjutants General conference attendees at the Colorado National Guard’s 168th Regional Training Site, Fort Carson, Colorado, Oct. 29, 2024.
Air Force Gen. Nordhaus Assumes Role of Chief, National Guard Bureau
October 15, 2024
Navy Adm. Christopher Grady, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hosts the assumption of responsibility ceremony for the chief of the National Guard Bureau, Joint Base Myer Henderson Hall, Arlington, Virginia, Oct. 15, 2024. Air Force Gen. Steven Nordhaus will serve as the 30th CNGB and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, succeeding Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, who retired in August.
National Guard Leaders Tout Professional Development
September 3, 2024
Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, SEA to the chief, National Guard Bureau, and other Guard leaders attended the 53rd annual conference of the Enlisted Association National Guard of the United States in Detroit, Michigan, Aug. 19-22, 2024. The agenda included speed mentoring sessions, service-specific discussions, and panels led by senior enlisted leaders.